In this course you learn how to build a sketchbook practice. During the course you work around flowers, but you can use any subject you like. I used the flowerstock that Stephanie Fizer Coleman give as a recourse for the class. Since it took me a while to finish up the class, I did tackle some other subjects with the techniques that where thought.

The main colours I did choose were Orange, green and purple

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The second lessons was all about discovering shapes and patterns in the flowers

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The third lesson was one of my favorites , we worked around contours. I do love blind sketching

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Contours Blind Drawings

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Colored blind drawing of an owl, combines with some negative space...

The third lesson we did make marks, blobs and made a flower composition of those blobs, ....

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In addition to this lesson I made some chickens, drawing first the contour, filling it with the same material and adding some definition and shadows later.

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For the fifth lesson we did work with negative space and shapes...

Definitely my other favorite ...

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The next one was a sketchy, exploring approach.

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This one I did outside, wearing glove because it was so cold... a snowbell landscape nearby.... With one of the most important quotes of the course.... what if .... I do this.....

Than I had to tie it all together....

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Here I did begin with 3 blind drawings in the foreground... the little flowers where added to create a flower field. Not sure about the composition tow.

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Here I did use a combination of the blobs and the negative space technique. I like this one more.

I had fun making al these sketches, exploring the techniques, materials and the subjects. For me it was a great addition to the latest course I did follow from Stephanie Fizer Coleman, Restfull art. Playing in my sketchbook, a different approach to a subject, material. Loosening up.

It has already resulted in making art in my sketchbook more often.

Gitte Mertens

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